Bill > H3494

This bill establishes a supervised conditional medical parole program for terminally ill or permanently incapacitated inmates. The key provisions include: 1. The creation of an independent medical parole board to oversee the program, consisting of five members including a parole board chair, a retired judge, two medical doctors, and a governor-appointed member with relevant expertise. 2. The eligibility criteria for supervised conditional medical parole, which requires the inmate to have a terminal illness or permanent incapacitation that renders them not a public safety risk. 3. The process for the superintendent of a correctional facility or a sheriff to recommend an inmate for supervised conditional medical parole, and the requirements for the medical parole board to review and make a determination on the request. 4. The terms and conditions the medical parole board may impose on a parolee, such as requiring the inmate's care to be consistent with the approved parole plan. 5. Provisions for the medical parole board to revise, alter, or revoke the parole if the inmate's condition improves or they violate the conditions of parole. 6. The ability for an inmate, commissioner, or sheriff to seek a de novo review of a denial of supervised conditional medical parole in superior court. 7. Requirements for the state to educate and train correctional staff on the program, as well as annual reporting on its implementation.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3494